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如來身

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Basic Meaning: tathāgata body

Senses:

  • Buddha-body 佛身. In Huayan, one of the ten buddhas of the realm of understanding 解境十佛. The body manifested by a buddha in order to teach sentient beings (Skt. tathāgata-kāya, tathāgata-vigraha, tathāgatatva, tathāgata-dharma-kāya, tathāgata-śarīra, buddha-kāya). 〔成唯識論 T 1585.31.57c1〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Soothill, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 840

    Bulgyo sajeon 576a

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1065c

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0346

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)857b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1358-2

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 210

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    Entry created: 2002-03-20

    Updated: 2007-10-14